My Goals For 2025 Week 41 of 52

Online Things

I added a new rug hooking pattern “Tom Turkey” to my Etsy shop and uploaded the Tom Turkey rug hooking tutorial to my youtube channel.

Staying off the internet this past week was pretty darn easy since I left my laptop at home. I basically used my phone for pictures and that’s all.

It was AWESOME! 🙂 I have a feeling I’ll be unplugging a bit more in the future.

Online Goals for 2025

• Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 19,632}
• In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 31st {DONE!}
• Create 4 new patterns/kits  {5 completed so far; Great Black Whale Rug  and Pod of Black Whales  and Tall Sunflower  and Sailor’s Delight and Tom Turkey}
• Take all new pictures + videos for Etsy shop {in progress}
• Get as much as humanly possible done online January – March of this year. 
• Stop picking up my phone so much
• Spend less than 3 hours a day online 
• Tidy up the back end of the blog

House Things

The HH installed a new blind, 2 brass knobs and caulked the trim in the bathroom while I was away. I didn’t get any pictures but it’s SO NICE to have the bathroom basically done. 

All that’s left in there is to have a glass shower door installed but that will have to wait until we re-do the bathroom at the studio. Might as well do them at the same time, right? 🙂

House Goals

• Paint The Inside Of The House – Making progress!
• Paint The Interior Window Trim – Making progress!
• Remodel Bathroom #1 Done!
• Freshen up Bathroom #2 {Just need to install the facet and hang something on the wall}
• Put Stuff On The Walls {working on it}
• Work on “new” Kitchen Game Plan

Garden Things

While I was away the HH harvested the butternut squash and a few tomatoes. We’re still getting tomatoes!! I can’t believe it. I wonder how long they’ll keep producing!?

Here’s what we’ve harvested so far:

• Butternut squash 9 pounds 8 ounces
• Green Beans 5 pounds 2 ounces
• Pumpkins 15 pounds 6 ounces
• Radishes 8.4 ounces
• Rosemary 2 ounces
• Sugar Snap Peas 1 pound 2.3 ounces
• Strawberries 5 ounces 
• Tomatoes 21 pounds 11 ounces
• Zucchini 4 pounds 7 ounces

Garden Goals

• Grow 365 pounds of food 
• Install a side yard {flower} garden {DONE!}
• Make a Potting Bench {decided I didn’t need one}
• Make FIND a Garden Cart to sell flowers/veggies out front {DONE}

Kitchen Things

I didn’t do a single thing in the kitchen this past week. Not even make a salad. How cool is that? I did eat some pretty tasty food while I was away though. I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow!

Kitchen Goals

• Try 12 new recipes {3 down, 9 to go}
• Fill the canning cupboard 

New Recipes I’ve Shared This Year

• Double Chocolate Rye Cookies
• Velveeta Zesty Chili Dip
• Haddock and Corn Chowder
• The Best Way To Freeze Avocados
• Freezing Refried Beans
• Burrata and Prosciutto Salad With Pesto And Cantaloupe

Travel Things

I had THE BEST time hiking in Utah with Jen. The first two days of the trip were probably the most physically challenging thing I’ve ever done but we had a blast and I would totally do it again.

I’ll share some pictures and a video or two as soon as I go through them all.

We always have such a good time traveling together, we’re already thinking about our next adventure. But first… WINTER. I am totally ready for it.

Ready to hunker down, stay in my jammies and work on more rugs. Oh, and the new studio. HA HA HA.

• Explore more of the great state of Maine
• Go on a painting holiday 
• Québec City Done!
• Travel OverseasDone!
• Send the HH on a vacation Done!
• Hiking in Zion National Park Done!

Marriage Things

My husband. He loves me. I came home to a clean house, clean sheets and food in the fridge. How sweet was that? 

He did a great job holding down the fort, getting all the Etsy packages mailed and taking care of Miss Lucy while I was away. 

I think the only thing he didn’t do was plant the 500 tulip bulbs that arrived while I was gone. {Darn!} Oh well, I guess we’ll be doing that together next week. 

It’s good to be home! Happy Sunday everyone, 

~Mavis

Marriage Goals

• Keep my husband busy 
• Date days
• Walk more